Herbert read biography

He was the father of the well-known writer Piers Paul Read, the BBC documentary maker John Read, the BBC producer and executive Tom Read, and the art historian Ben Read. Sir Herbert Read was a poet and critic who was the chief British advocate and interpreter of modern art movements from the s to the ’60s. His critical scrutiny embraced society, art, and literature from the point of view of a philosophic anarchist. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
As a critic, Read depended heavily upon Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria, as well as the Letters of John Keats. Among others who shaped Read’s mind (long known for its anarchist convictions) are John Ruskin, Sigmund Freud, Soren Kierkegaard, and Carl Jung.